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Intermediate Levels of Government should be preserved also in times of crisis

Intermediate Levels of Government should be preserved also in times of crisis[21/03/2012]

Addressing the 22nd Session of the Congress, Emilio Verrengia, Rapporteur on Second Tier Local Authorities and Vice-President of the Council of Province of Catanzaro (Italy) together with Mircea Cosma, President of Prahova County Council (Romania), stressed the importance of preserving intermediate levels of government as an important part of local democracy in the member states. The ongoing financial crisis, said Verrengia, may not lead to a wholesale abolition of second tier local authorities and formally asked the Congress to take steps in order to ensure the Italian Government will not cancel the Provinces and announced a report on Second Tier Authorities will be presented in May this year. Mr. Cosma warned about the risk of depriving second tier local authorities of the necessary money to comply with their duties. The two speakers gained large support from other members of the Congress who participated in the debate.